The stunningly beautiful Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing in La Ferte-sous-Jouarre, Seine-et-Marne, Aisne, France.
"The La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial commemorates 3,740 officers and men of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) who fell at the battles of Mons, Le Cateau, the Marne and the Aisne between the end of August and early October 1914 and have no known graves. The monument is constructed of white Massangis stone and surmounted by a sarcophagus onto which military trophies are laid. At the four corners of the pavement on which the monument stands are stone columns supporting urns which bear the coats of arms of the four constituent nations of the United Kingdom. The memorial was designed by George H. Goldsmith, a decorated veteran of the Western Front, and unveiled by Sir William Pulteney, who had commanded the III Corps of the BEF in 1914, on 4 November 1928." Inscription on memorial: "To the glory of God and the lasting memory of 3888 British officers and men whose graves are not known who landed in France in the month of August 1914 and between then and October fought at Mons and Le Cateau and on the Marne and the Aisne"
Size: 3624px × 2365px
Location: La Ferte-sous-Jouarre, Seine-et-Marne, Aisne, France.
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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